Comments on: Zombie – Recipe Comparison

By: MixMarch #10: The Zombie « Everyday Drinking

MixMarch #10: The Zombie « Everyday Drinking — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:16:21 +0000

[...] seems to be more about scribbled notes than printed volumes, but I have seen upwards of 20 different recipes all claiming to be a [...]

By: galin

galin — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:13:18 +0000

tasted the version with grapefruit,falernum,absinthe,lime,marascino and blend of nine rums at Kanaloa http://www.kanaloaclub.com/ the other night. As i don’t know the exact ingredients i cant be absolutely sure but i think it must’ve been the Phoebes recipe. it was divinely smooth. i sipped it for 45 minutes and the first sip was just as good as the last. rich, complex and powerful. probably a bit sweet but then it has to be with that much ABV. i opted for Papa Double for second drink. Two zombies after hard days work would have been indulgence too far i thought.

By: Scott Richards

Scott Richards — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 21:30:43 +0000

Jason — I believe you mean “Blue Hawaii” rather than “Blue Hawaiian.” They’re similar, but different cocktails.

http://gohawaii.about.com/od/drinks/r/blue_hawaii_01a.htm

Blue Hawaii
3 oz. Pineapple juice
1 oz. Sweet & sour mix
1/2 oz. Blue Curacao
3/4 oz. Vodka
3/4 oz. Light rum

Blue Hawaiian
1 oz Light Rum
1 oz Blue Curacao
2 oz Pineapple Juice
1 oz Cream of Coconut

By: Tim

Tim — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 17:24:43 +0000

http://wiki.webtender.com/wiki/Zombie

has a nice chronology of the various drink recipes.

My favorite is the 1956 version, listed above by Scott Richards. I’ll typically add 1/4 oz. Falernum (for 1/2 oz. total), 1/2 oz. Orgeat Syrup, and a little more gold rum.

Bottoms up!

By: Neil Hobbs

Neil Hobbs — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 02:18:46 +0000

Wow. The Dr. Cocktail recipe was amazing, if a tad on the fruity side. I loved it. Definitely complex and devastating. Am looking for a Zombie recipe that allows for a layering effect, so the drink has an eerie tri-color shimmer, similar to the one achieved by Nell Carter in the movie ‘Modern Problems,’ when she serves her guests a tray of Zombies, and Chevy Chase downs the drink all at once.

By: Jason Wickedly

Jason Wickedly — Fri, 23 May 2008 19:25:12 +0000

The Bacardi pre-mixed Zombie is a Blue Hawaiian, as far as I can tell. 3/4 oz blue curacao, 1 oz vodka, 1 oz Bacardi Light Rum, 1 oz. sweet and sour, 3 oz. unsweetened pineapple juice. Shake with ice.

By: Scott Richards

Scott Richards — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 17:25:49 +0000

Patrick Duffy’s recipe from 1934 doesn’t resemble any of the Don the Beachcomber recipes at all. Either one man took the cocktail name from the other, or they both came up with the name simultaneously. Either way, they’re very different cocktails.

Get Beachbum Berry’s latest book “Sippin’ Safari.” I think this will be the last word on what constitutes a Zombie.

Don the Beachcomber Zombie
¾ oz lime juice
½ oz grapefruit juice
¼ oz falernum
1 oz Jamaican dark rum
1¼ oz Puerto Rican gold rum
1 oz Demerara 151
2 dashes Angostura bitters
6 drops Pernod
¼ oz grenadine
1½ oz pineapple juice
¾ oz maraschino liqueur

Put all in blender with ice. Blend for 5 seconds. Pour into glass and garnish with mint sprig.

By: Tony

Tony — Sat, 28 Jul 2007 18:39:14 +0000

It may be a sissy drink to some, but I absolutely love Bacardi’s pre-mixed Zombie.
Is there anyone out there that either has the recipe or knows the recipe that tastes most like it?
I would love to be able to make these myself instead of forking over $15 for a 1.75 litre.

By: Demon

Demon — Sat, 17 Mar 2007 21:34:37 +0000

So which one is the “intoxica” recipe?

By: Rick

Rick — Tue, 19 Dec 2006 01:03:02 +0000

Hi George,

Excellent analysis. I must admit, it’s much more important to me how well the recipe tastes than who came up with it. I’d be interested to hear from other folk if they differ in opinion as to the origins of the Zombie, though I fear, like many other cocktails, it will remain a mystery like so many others.